Courteney Cox says she was hurt being the only ‘Friends’ star not nominated for an Emmy

“That was not good dancing on my part,” she said. “I would only [recreates] that as a joke.”

“Dancing In The Dark” became Bruce Springsteen’s first video that was heavily played on MTV. Therefore, Cox’s screen time was massive as well, and it helped her in her pursuit of a successful career. She only appeared in about 20 seconds of the video, but it helped her get noticed. The same year, Courteney Cox starred in the film Misfits of Science, and two years later, she got her first big role.

She starred in the popular sitcom Family Ties, and in the early 1990s, several smaller parts were added to her resume, including Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, co-starring with Jim Carrey.

Sure, Courteney Cox was on her way to having a really good acting career, but what happened in 1995 was something she never could’ve anticipated.

At that time, Marta Kauffman together with David Crane had created a new show, which would be about six friends living in New York. Friends were reality, and Courteney Cox was cast as the slightly neurotic, and super competitive, Monica Geller.

Back in 1993, Kauffman and Crane had started working on the show. It premiered on September 22 – and already from the start, it was destined to be a success.

Courteney Cox – Monica Geller on ‘Friends’

As of today, Friends is considered one of the biggest sitcoms in history, staying on television for 10 seasons and a total of 236 episodes.

The finale was watched by more than 50 million American viewers. Courteney Cox – alongside Jennifer Aniston as Rachel, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe, Matt LeBlanc as Joey, Matthew Perry as Chandler, and David Schwimmer as Ross – became a worldwide superstar through her performance.